ERIC Number: EJ1466773
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-1559-5692
EISSN: EISSN-1559-5706
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Expected and Adopted Roles of Indigenous Lecturers and Professors in Mexican Universities
Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, v19 n2 p78-90 2025
Indigenous peoples of Mexico have low access to higher education due to economic, educational, cultural and language barriers. Mexican universities are gradually addressing the inclusion of indigenous students to higher education; however, the incorporation of indigenous professors and lecturers is limited. This study explored the perspectives of indigenous faculty in Mexican universities regarding their presence in the academia. This research was framed as a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews to collect data and analyzed it using thematic analysis approach. Three themes emerged from the analysis: role models, advocates and activists for indigenous peoples rights, and experts on indigenous knowledge. The narrative in each theme presents their experiences using direct quotations from participants. The expected roles refer to assumptions mainly from non-indigenous peoples while participants were pursuing their university studies or in their role as indigenous faculty. The adopted roles have been intentionally pursued from them in their position as university faculty.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Faculty, Indigenous Populations, Teacher Role, Minority Group Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Role Models, Advocacy, Activism, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Indigenous Knowledge, Expertise, Equal Education, Student Diversity, Experience
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Mexico
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Author Affiliations: 1Humanities Department, Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico